Elvira is known as the Mistress of the Dark. I have a deep respect for her character and career. Cassandra Peterson made a career out of playing a scantily clad, ditsy, goth whose speech is best described as a southern valley girl. Her character is mildly offensive in the most charming of ways. She entertains. No statements, no cultural assessments. I'm not smart enough to know what makes an icon or what constitutes pop cultural truism. All I know is that Elvira wasn't trying to be anything, she just happened to be a weirdo that everyone loved.
Elvira is known as the Mistress of the Dark. I have a deep respect for her character and career. Cassandra Peterson made a career out of playing a scantily clad, ditsy, goth whose speech is best described as a southern valley girl. Her character is mildly offensive in the most charming of ways. She entertains. No statements, no cultural assessments. I'm not smart enough to know what makes an icon or what constitutes pop cultural truism. All I know is that Elvira wasn't trying to be anything, she just happened to be a weirdo that everyone loved.
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